Determination of a Worst-Case Acceptor for Large-Scale Sympathetic Detonation Testing

Abstract

The Project Manager for Ammunition Logistics (PM-AMMOLOG) has an interest in barriers which prevent sympathetic detonation between large stacks of ammunition. Tests of such devices are expensive, and the results are valid only for the munitions that are tested. To extend the validity of such tests, PM-AMMOLOG would like to identify 'worst-case acceptors' which can be used in such tests. A successful test with a worst-case acceptor would validate a barrier concept for a much larger class of ammunition. To identify these acceptors, we have subjected selected ammunition items to double-shock and crushing tests. Of those items tested, a thin-walled composition B change was most susceptible to these stimuli

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 1994
Accession Number
ADA283691

Entities

People

  • O. Lyman
  • R. Frey
  • W. Lawrence

Organizations

  • United States Army Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Ammunition
  • Anti-Tank Missiles
  • Demolition Charges
  • Explosions
  • Explosives
  • Gun Propellants
  • Hand Grenades
  • Impact Tests
  • Materials
  • Materials Laboratories
  • Materials Processing
  • Materials Science
  • Munitions
  • Ordnance Laboratories
  • Projectiles
  • Propellants
  • Sympathetic Detonations

Readers

  • Explosive Engineering.
  • Logistics and Supply Chain Management.